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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Associated Press

Philippine officials say 2 Americans among suspected communist rebels killed in clash with troops

File. Masked protesters hold slogans and raise their clenched fists during a rally to commemorate the 49th anniversary of the New People's Army, the armed wing of the Communist Party of the Philippines, near the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila, Philippines, 18 March 2018 - (AP)

Two Americans were among 19 suspected communist guerrillas who were killed in clashes with Philippine troops in a central province earlier this week, a government anti-insurgency task force said Saturday night.

The National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict said the Americans were killed, along with 17 other suspected New People’s Army guerrillas, in a series of clashes with army forces on 19 April in the coastal town of Toboso in Negros Occidental province.

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